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Pre and Post Surgical Rehab: What Is It, and Is It Really Important?

Surgery might not be as much of a certainty in life as death or taxes, but many of us will undergo some kind of surgical procedure. If you will be scheduling major surgery in the near future, give serious thought to scheduling two other important tasks: pre-operative and post-operative rehab. Physical rehabilitation both before and after surgery can have a huge positive impact on your ability to recuperate more quickly and completely. Letu2019s examine what goes into these two forms of physical training and how our physical therapist can use them to optimize your surgical success.<br><br>

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Pre and Post Surgical Rehab: What Is It, and Is It Really Important?

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  1. FUNCTIONALPT.COM WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF PRE AND POST- SURGICAL REHAB?

  2. SCHEDULINGSURGERY?DON’TFORGETTHE PRE-OPERATIVEANDPOST-OPERATIVEREHAB Surgerymightnotbeasmuchofacertaintyinlifeasdeathortaxes,butmanyofuswillundergo somekindofsurgicalprocedure.Ifyouwillbeschedulingmajorsurgeryinthenearfuture,give seriousthoughttoschedulingtwootherimportanttasks:pre-operativeandpost-operativerehab. Physicalrehabilitationbothbeforeandaftersurgerycanhaveahugepositiveimpactonyourability torecuperatemorequicklyandcompletely.Let’sexaminewhatgoesintothesetwoformsofphysical trainingandhowourphysicaltherapistcanusethemtooptimizeyoursurgicalsuccess. THESENSIBLESTRATEGYOF “PRE-HAB” Pre-surgicalrehabilitationbelongstoacategoryofpreventativecareknownas “pre-hab.” The purposeofpre-habistogetthebodyasreadyaspossibleforachallengingsituation.Athletesoften undergopre-habtohelpthemprepareforagruelingsportingeventthatmightcauseinjurytoweak musclesorconnectivetissues. Thisstrategymakesjustasmuchsenseforindividualswhoexpecttoundergosurgery.If,for example,youneedtohaveareconstructivesurgeryonyourknee,youmightengageinseveral weeksofphysicaltherapyexercisetomaximizetheknee’sflexibility,strengthandoverallwellness beforeyoursurgerydateapproaches.Thispreparationallowsthekneetowithstandthesurgeryitself moreeasilyandpavethewayforasmoothrecovery. REHABILITATIVEPHYSICALTHERAPYTOHELP YOUHEAL Afteryou’vehadyoursurgery,you’llwanttoscheduleacourseofpost-surgical rehabilitationto continuethegoodworkyoustartedwithpre-hab.It’simportanttogetmovingagain,towhatever degreeisconsideredsafeandbeneficial,assoonaspossibleafteryourprocedure.Post-surgical physicaltherapyoffersacontrolledenvironmentforaswifter,lesscomplicatedrecuperationby:

  3. Helpingmusclesregaintheirstrengthandfunction Ensuringthatyourjointsregaintheirpreoperativeflexibilityandrangeofmotion Easingyourpost-operativediscomfortnaturallybyboostingbloodflowandencouragingfluid drainage Re-trainingyoutouseapartofyourbodythatwasunusablebeforethesurgery Discouragingthedevelopmentofunwantedscartissue (whichmightinterferewithmuscle,skin orconnectivetissuemotion,leavingyouwithlong-termpainandstiffness) Helpingyouregainyourbalanceafteranextendedperiodoffofyourfeet OURPHYSICALTHERAPISTCANHELPYOU HAVEAMORESUCCESSFULSURGERY Ourphysicaltherapistcandiscussyourcurrenthealthstatusandimpendingsurgerywithyouand thenfigureoutadetailed “battleplan” thatincludesbothpreoperativeandpost-operative rehabilitation.You’llwanttoallowseveralweeks,ataminimumbeforeyourproceduresothatyou havetimetoengageinthenecessarypre-habregimen.Strengthandflexibilitytrainingmayfeature prominentlyinyourpre-hab. Whateverpre-surgicalandpost-surgicalrehabilitationroutineyouundertake,it’sdefinitelyworth undertaking.Astudyofkneeconstructionsurgerypatientsrevealedthatthosepatientswhowent throughpre-habandpost-operativerehabdidn’tjusthealmorequicklyaftertheirsurgery — they continuedtoenjoybetterlong-termresults (foruptotwoyearsafterward) thanthepatientswho didn’texperiencerehabilitation.Ifthatsoundslikethekindofoutcomeyouwant,youoweitto yourselfto contactFunctionalPhysicalTherapy! Original Source: https://functionalpt.com/pre-and-post-surgical- rehab-what-is-it-and-is-it-really-important/

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